Proliferation of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 Variant in Pakistan-A Short Surveillance Account

• Main Authors: Massab Umair (Author), Muhammad Salman (Author), Zaira Rehman (Author), Nazish Badar (Author), Qasim Ali (Author), Abdul Ahad (Author), Aamer Ikram (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The emergence of a more transmissible variant of SARS-CoV-2 (B1. 1.7) in the United Kingdom (UK) during late 2020 has raised major public health concerns. Several mutations have been reported in the genome of the B.1.1.7 variant including the N501Y and 69-70deletion in the Spike region that has impl...